Microglia Are Mediators of Borrelia burgdorferi–Induced Apoptosis in SH-SY5Y Neuronal Cells

Tereance A. Myers; Deepak Kaushal; Mario T. Philipp

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1000659

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Microglia Are Mediators of Borrelia burgdorferi–Induced Apoptosis in SH-SY5Y Neuronal Cells

Tereance A. Myers,

Affiliation Division of Bacteriology & Parasitology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana, United States of America
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Deepak Kaushal,

Affiliation Division of Bacteriology & Parasitology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana, United States of America
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Mario T. Philipp

* E-mail: philipp@tulane.edu

Affiliation Division of Bacteriology & Parasitology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana, United States of America
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Microglia Are Mediators of Borrelia burgdorferi–Induced Apoptosis in SH-SY5Y Neuronal Cells

Tereance A. Myers,
Deepak Kaushal,
Mario T. Philipp

Published: November 13, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000659

About the Authors

Tereance A. Myers

Affiliation Division of Bacteriology & Parasitology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana, United States of America

Deepak Kaushal

Affiliation Division of Bacteriology & Parasitology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana, United States of America

Mario T. Philipp

* E-mail: philipp@tulane.edu

Affiliation Division of Bacteriology & Parasitology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TAM MTP. Performed the experiments: TAM. Analyzed the data: TAM DK MTP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DK. Wrote the paper: TAM MTP.

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